APPARATUS FOR FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING FOR PRODUCING OBJECTS WITH IMPROVED SEALING PROPERTIES

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EP 3 093 122 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.02.2017 Bulletin 2017/07

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/46

(21)	Application number: 16155910.9

(22)	Date of filing: 16.02.2016

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B29C 67/00^(2017.01)
B33Y 80/00^(2015.01)

B33Y 10/00^(2015.01)
B29D 22/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

23.04.2015 GB 201506943

(71)	Applicant: Blacktrace Holdings Limited
	Hertfordshire SG8 5TW (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	Gilligan, Mark Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5DS (GB) Delport, Jean-Paul Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3AS (GB) Chen, Xian Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 9HZ (GB) Whiteley, Tom Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5LU (GB) Lovatt, Andrew Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23 1HR (GB)

(74)	Representative: Boult Wade Tennant
	Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING FOR PRODUCING OBJECTS WITH IMPROVED SEALING PROPERTIES

(57) An apparatus (10) for creating a three dimensional device (100). The apparatus comprises a dispensing head (14) for dispensing material, and a base member (16) for receiving the material dispensed from the dispensing head (14). A controller (20) is provided for controlling the operation of the apparatus (10). The apparatus is operable to create the three dimensional device (100) by depositing a series of line deposits of material from the dispensing head (14) based on predetermined commands sent by the controller (20). The controller (20) is operable to control how the line deposits are dispensed to improve the sealing properties of the device (100).

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